A Retrospective Nationwide Comparison of Laparoscopic vs Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Children
Topic overview
Nationwide retrospective study of 53,287 pediatric inguinal hernia repairs found laparoscopic approach had 3.7x higher same-side recurrence versus open repair (1.5% vs 0.4%), though overall second operation rates were similar due to fewer contralateral procedures after laparoscopy.
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